Specifications

• Height: 114 and 131 cm
• Material: wood, shell
• Position: standing, arms stretched
• Gender: male and female
• Indigenous name: hampatong
• Price realised: € 8225,-

Provenance

Christie’s Paris, 12-6-2003 lot 238

Publications

Additional information

Typical style of the Kantu and nowhere else to be found in the Dayak area. Notice the upward turned handpalms, a feature found in more island cultures of Indonesia.

Photo credits

Christie’s Paris